Windows
Banibrata De
Effective machine learning (ML) now demands not just building models but deploying and managing them at scale. Written by a seasoned senior software engineer with high-level expertise in both MLOps and LLMOps, Hands-On MLOps on Azure equips ML practitioners, DevOps engineers, and cloud professionals with the skills to automate, monitor, and scale ML systems across environments.The book begins with MLOps fundamentals and their roots in DevOps, exploring training workflows, model versioning, and reproducibility using pipelines. You'll implement CI/CD with GitHub Actions and the Azure ML CLI, automate deployments, and manage governance and alerting for enterprise use. The author draws on their production ML experience to provide you with actionable guidance and real-world examples. A dedicated section on LLMOps covers operationalizing large language models (LLMs) such as GPT-4 using RAG patterns, evaluation techniques, and responsible AI practices. You'll also work with case studies across Azure, AWS, and GCP that offer practical context for multi-cloud operations.Whether you're building pipelines, packaging models, or deploying LLMs, this guide delivers end-to-end strategy to build robust, scalable systems. By the end of this book, you'll be ready to design, deploy, and maintain enterprise-grade ML solutions with confidence.
Cesar Anton Dorantes
Hands-On G Suite for Administrators is a comprehensive hands-on guide to G Suite Administration that will prepare you with all you need to know to become a certified G Suite Administrator, ready to handle all the business scales, from a small office to a large enterprise. You will start by learning the main features, tools, and services from G Suite for Business and then, you will explore all it has to offer and the best practices, so you can make the most out of it. We will explore G Suite tools in depth so you and your team get everything you need -combination of tools, settings and practices- to succeed in an intuitive, safe and collaborative way. While learning G Suite tools you will also learn how to use Google Sites and App Maker, to create from your corporate site to internal tools, live reports that seamlessly integrate with live documents, and advanced Google Services.Finally, you will learn how to set up, analyze and enforce Security, Privacy for your business and how to efficiently troubleshoot a wide variety of issues.
Phil Bramwell
Windows has always been the go-to platform for users around the globe to perform administration and ad hoc tasks, in settings that range from small offices to global enterprises, and this massive footprint makes securing Windows a unique challenge. This book will enable you to distinguish yourself to your clients.In this book, you'll learn advanced techniques to attack Windows environments from the indispensable toolkit that is Kali Linux. We'll work through core network hacking concepts and advanced Windows exploitation techniques, such as stack and heap overflows, precision heap spraying, and kernel exploitation, using coding principles that allow you to leverage powerful Python scripts and shellcode.We'll wrap up with post-exploitation strategies that enable you to go deeper and keep your access. Finally, we'll introduce kernel hacking fundamentals and fuzzing testing, so you can discover vulnerabilities and write custom exploits. By the end of this book, you'll be well-versed in identifying vulnerabilities within the Windows OS and developing the desired solutions for them.
Hybrid Cloud for Architects. Build robust hybrid cloud solutions using AWS and OpenStack
Alok Shrivastwa
Hybrid cloud is currently the buzz word in the cloud world. Organizations are planning to adopt hybrid cloud strategy due to its advantages such as untested workloads, cloud-bursting, cloud service brokering and so on. This book will help you understand the dynamics, design principles, and deployment strategies of a Hybrid Cloud.You will start by understanding the concepts of hybrid cloud and the problems it solves as compared to a stand-alone public and private cloud. You will be delving into the different architecture and design of hybrid cloud. The book will then cover advanced concepts such as building a deployment pipeline, containerization strategy, and data storage mechanism. Next up, you will be able to deploy an external CMP to run a Hybrid cloud and integrate it with your OpenStack and AWS environments. You will also understand the strategy for designing a Hybrid Cloud using containerization and work with pre-built solutions like vCloud Air, VMware for AWS, and Azure Stack. Finally, the book will cover security and monitoring related best practices that will help you secure your cloud infrastructure. By the end of the book, you will be in a position to build a hybrid cloud strategy for your organization.
Anatoly Tykushin, Svetlana Ostrovskaya, Dmitry Volkov
Cybersecurity threats are constantly evolving, posing serious risks to organizations. Incident Response for Windows, by cybersecurity experts Anatoly Tykushin and Svetlana Ostrovskaya, provides a practical hands-on guide to mitigating threats in Windows environments, drawing from their real-world experience in incident response and digital forensics.Designed for cybersecurity professionals, IT administrators, and digital forensics practitioners, the book covers the stages of modern cyberattacks, including reconnaissance, infiltration, network propagation, and data exfiltration. It takes a step-by-step approach to incident response, from preparation and detection to containment, eradication, and recovery. You will also explore Windows endpoint forensic evidence and essential tools for gaining visibility into Windows infrastructure. The final chapters focus on threat hunting and proactive strategies to identify cyber incidents before they escalate.By the end of this book, you will gain expertise in forensic evidence collection, threat hunting, containment, eradication, and recovery, equipping them to detect, analyze, and respond to cyber threats while strengthening your organization's security posture
Bekim Dauti
The Installing and Configuring Windows 10: 70-698 Exam Guide is designed to confirm what you already know, while also updating your knowledge of Windows 10. With its easy-to-follow guidance, you will quickly learn the user interface and discover steps to work efficiently in Windows 10 to rule out delays and obstacles.This book begins by covering various ways of installing Windows 10, followed by instructions on post-installation tasks. You will learn about the deployment of Windows 10 in Enterprise and also see how to configure networking in Windows 10. You’ll understand how to leverage Disk Management and Windows PowerShell to configure disks, volumes, and file system options. As you progress through the chapters, you will be able to set up remote management in Windows 10 and learn more about Windows update usage, behavior, and settings. You will also gain insights that will help you monitor and manage data recovery and explore how to configure authentication, authorization, and advanced management tools in Windows 10.By the end of this book, you will be equipped with enough knowledge to take the 70-698 exam and explore different study methods to improve your chances of passing the exam with ease.
Instalowanie i konfigurowanie Windows Server 2012 R2 Poradnik szkoleniowy
Mitch Tulloch
Niniejszy Poradnik szkoleniowy ułatwi administratorom w przedsiębiorstwach poszerzać swoje specjalistyczne umiejętności w zakresie wdrażania, konfigurowania i zarządzania usługami w systemie Windows Server 2012 R2. Prezentowane w książce lekcje i ćwiczenia, opracowane na podstawie wiedzy ekspertów, ułatwiają nabycie praktycznych doświadczeń i zwiększają efektywność pracy. Ten Poradnik Szkoleniowy firmy Microsoft: • Udostępnia szczegółowe szkolenie praktyczne do samodzielnej nauki • Skupia się na osiąganiu umiejętności specyficznych dla pełnionych ról w kontekście implementacji kluczowych usług systemu Windows Server 2012 R2, takich jak usługi Active Directory czy usługi sieci • Tworzy fundament dla umiejętności, które w połączeniu z doświadczeniami w pracy, dają podstawy do ich sprawdzenia na egzaminach Microsoft Certification, takich jak egzamin 70-410 Poszerzaj umiejętności. Buduj doświadczenie. • Planuj procesy migracji lub wdrożenia • Zarządzaj zdalnie serwerami i instaluj role • Planuj i wdrażaj kontrolery domen • Administruj zaawansowanymi usługami Active Directory • Planuj, konfiguruj i zarządzaj Zasadami grupy • Wdrażaj hosty Hyper-V i maszyny wirtualne, i zarządzaj nimi • Administruj usługami sieci za pomocą Windows PowerShell 4.0 • Wdrażaj funkcję Storage Spaces; zarządzaj udostępnionymi magazynami • Konfiguruj usługi zabezpieczeń i zarządzaj nimi • Wdrażaj serwery druku i zarządzaj nimi O Tobie Ten Poradnik Szkoleniowy przyda się najbardziej profesjonalistom IT, którzy mają co najmniej trzyletnie doświadczenia w administrowaniu poprzednich wersji systemu Windows Server w średnich i dużych środowiskach. O autorze Mitch Tulloch jest ekspertem technologii systemów Windows, wielokrotnie honorowany tytułem Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) za wkład wniesiony we wdrażaniu i stosowaniu platform, rozwiązań i produktów firmy Microsoft. Przeprowadzanie ćwiczeń praktycznych Większość ćwiczeń prezentowanych w książce można przeprowadzać w zwirtualizowanym środowisku technologii Hyper-V; w przypadku niektórych ćwiczeń wymagany jest co najmniej jeden serwer fizyczny. Wymagania systemowe opisane są we Wstępie.
Brenton J.W. Blawat
PowerShell and Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) provide you with the ability to remotely manage systems. Whether it is viewing available disk space, or starting an executable remotely, PowerShell 3.0 WMI provides limitless options for scripting the management of systems.Instant Windows Powershell 3.0 Windows Management Instrumentation Starter follows industry standard scripting techniques, utilizing new powerful Cmdlets, to manage different aspects of an operating system and provides practical examples for managing your systems.You will learn how to create, verify, and terminate new Cmdlets that were introduced with PowerShell 3.0 and apply this new knowledge to real world management scenarios. It will provide detailed information about the structure of WMI, and the best ways to get, set, and execute items on a system, both locally and remotely. You will also learn how to create, verify, and terminate new CIM sessions using the available Cmdlets. You will also learn how to search CIM classes for available properties and methods, create a new instance of a class, get an existing instance of an existing class, get an associated instance of a class, and remove an instance of a class. Finally, you will learn how to remotely execute code on a system using WMI.Instant Windows Powershell 3.0 Windows Management Instrumentation Starter will provide you with the ability to fully utilize Windows Management Instrumentation through the use of a variety of new Cmdlets introduced with PowerShell 3.0.
Harshul Patel
Windows PowerShell has become a booming scripting language over the last couple of years. It has extensive support with an ample number of vendor products, providing a standardized platform for automation and administration. It has massive support for all Microsoft products which creates a layer that can easily automate everything. In the latest version, the PowerShell team has introduced much more functionality with thousands of CMDLETs, part of various modules.This book is a quick reference guide to enable you to get the most out of the latest Windows PowerShell techniques. In this book, you will find new enhancements in the latest version of PowerShell with some helpful examples. This book enables you to quickly move from older versions of PowerShell to Version 3.0 and Version 4.0.This practical, example-oriented book helps you to overcome the difficulty of using and discovering CMDLETs by providing precise information about everything that has been newly introduced in the latest version of Windows PowerShell. It also focuses on the new configuration management system with the help of DSC as a new feature of Windows PowerShell v4.0.You will learn how to use the newly introduced CMDLETs and parameters to perform daily routine tasks. You will also learn how to administer the servers remotely and maintain persistent sessions to provide continuity. You will gain an insight into writing efficient scripts by using various parameters, snippets, and workflows to gain more productivity. You will also be introduced to various modules like CimCmdlets, PSScheduledJob, PSDesiredStateConfiguration, and so on in order to enhance your scripts with the latest instrumentation. Finally this book will make you aware of the capabilities of PowerShell v4.0 and how to fully leverage the functionality introduced in the new version.
Vinith Menon
Windows PowerShell comprises numerous major features that extend its use, advance its usability, and allow you to control and manage Windows-based environments.Windows PowerShell is backward-compatible. Cmdlets, providers, modules, snap-ins, scripts, functions, and profiles that were designed for Windows PowerShell 2.0 work in Windows PowerShell 3.0 without any changes.A practical, hands-on guide that provides you with a number of clear step-by-step exercises which will help you take advantage of the real power that is Windows PowerShell.Starting by listing the New Features in PowerShell 3.0, this book goes on to break down the mystery and confusion that surrounds which feature to use and when. It will take you through a number of clear, practical sections that will help you to take advantage of PowerShell, easily and quickly.You will also learn how to use PowerShell for file and folder management in a Windows Server Environment. The book will also also show you how to use PowerShell Web Access for secure Windows Management anywhere, any time, on any device.Learn how to secure and sign the scripts you write using the script signing feature in PowerShell, understand how to use PowerShell to secure and administer a PKI environment, and discover how to use a BPA module to analyze the security integrity of a system as per Microsoft requirements. If you want to take your first step into PowerShell 3.0 to manage your Windows environment, then this is the book for you.
Klastry pracy awaryjnej w środowisku Windows. Instalacja, konfiguracja i zarządzanie
Andrzej Szeląg
Poznaj podstawy technologii klastrowej w oparciu o systemy firmy Microsoft Naucz się praktycznie wdrażać klastry pracy awaryjnej Dowiedz się, jak korzystać z zaawansowanych rozwiązań serwerowych Zachowanie ciągłości procesów biznesowych dla wielu przedsiębiorstw stanowi jedną z najważniejszych kwestii, decydującą niejednokrotnie o ich istnieniu i powodzeniu na rynku w coraz bardziej zwirtualizowanym świecie. W firmach wymagających stałego dostępu do ważnych danych, usług lub aplikacji konieczne jest zapewnienie odpowiednich mechanizmów, gwarantujących ciągłość pracy systemów niezależnie od wszelkiego rodzaju awarii, które mogą czasami zdarzać się w bardziej rozbudowanej i skomplikowanej infrastrukturze informatycznej. Odpowiedzią na te potrzeby stała się technologia klastrowa, implementowana przez firmę Microsoft w jej serwerowych systemach operacyjnych. Niestety, zagadnienia dotyczące technologii klastrowej i jej realizacji w środowiskach opartych na najnowszych serwerowych systemach operacyjnych firmy Microsoft nie należą do najprostszych w informatycznym świecie. Wszyscy zainteresowani mają też z pewnością świadomość tego, jak ważna w karierze każdego specjalisty IT może okazać się znajomość tej tematyki. To właśnie z myślą o takich osobach powstała książka "Klastry pracy awaryjnej w środowisku Windows. Instalacja, konfiguracja i zarządzanie ". Informatycy, studenci kierunków informatycznych i amatorzy pragnący dowiedzieć się więcej na temat technologii klastrowej dostępnej w najbardziej zaawansowanych technologicznie serwerowych systemach operacyjnych z rodziny Windows Server 2008 R2 znajdą tu mnóstwo praktycznych informacji oraz poszerzą swoją wiedzę na temat klastrów pracy awaryjnej. Przegląd podstawowych pojęć i nowości związanych z technologią klastrową w środowisku opartym na systemach Windows Server 2008 R2 Możliwości technologii klastrowej, oferowane przez systemy Windows Server 2008 R2 Wdrażanie infrastruktury kluczy publicznych (PKI) Praktyczne przykłady wdrażania klastra pracy awaryjnej Konfigurowanie klastra pracy awaryjnej Zarządzanie klastrami pracy awaryjnej, infrastrukturą kluczy publicznych (PKI), rolami i funkcjami systemów Windows Server 2008 R2 Poznaj od środka klastry pracy awaryjnej! Dołącz do najbardziej poszukiwanych na rynku specjalistów IT!
Klastry pracy awaryjnej w środowisku Windows. Instalacja, konfiguracja i zarządzanie
Andrzej Szeląg
Poznaj podstawy technologii klastrowej w oparciu o systemy firmy Microsoft Naucz się praktycznie wdrażać klastry pracy awaryjnej Dowiedz się, jak korzystać z zaawansowanych rozwiązań serwerowych Zachowanie ciągłości procesów biznesowych dla wielu przedsiębiorstw stanowi jedną z najważniejszych kwestii, decydującą niejednokrotnie o ich istnieniu i powodzeniu na rynku w coraz bardziej zwirtualizowanym świecie. W firmach wymagających stałego dostępu do ważnych danych, usług lub aplikacji konieczne jest zapewnienie odpowiednich mechanizmów, gwarantujących ciągłość pracy systemów niezależnie od wszelkiego rodzaju awarii, które mogą czasami zdarzać się w bardziej rozbudowanej i skomplikowanej infrastrukturze informatycznej. Odpowiedzią na te potrzeby stała się technologia klastrowa, implementowana przez firmę Microsoft w jej serwerowych systemach operacyjnych. Niestety, zagadnienia dotyczące technologii klastrowej i jej realizacji w środowiskach opartych na najnowszych serwerowych systemach operacyjnych firmy Microsoft nie należą do najprostszych w informatycznym świecie. Wszyscy zainteresowani mają też z pewnością świadomość tego, jak ważna w karierze każdego specjalisty IT może okazać się znajomość tej tematyki. To właśnie z myślą o takich osobach powstała książka "Klastry pracy awaryjnej w środowisku Windows. Instalacja, konfiguracja i zarządzanie ". Informatycy, studenci kierunków informatycznych i amatorzy pragnący dowiedzieć się więcej na temat technologii klastrowej dostępnej w najbardziej zaawansowanych technologicznie serwerowych systemach operacyjnych z rodziny Windows Server 2008 R2 znajdą tu mnóstwo praktycznych informacji oraz poszerzą swoją wiedzę na temat klastrów pracy awaryjnej. Przegląd podstawowych pojęć i nowości związanych z technologią klastrową w środowisku opartym na systemach Windows Server 2008 R2 Możliwości technologii klastrowej, oferowane przez systemy Windows Server 2008 R2 Wdrażanie infrastruktury kluczy publicznych (PKI) Praktyczne przykłady wdrażania klastra pracy awaryjnej Konfigurowanie klastra pracy awaryjnej Zarządzanie klastrami pracy awaryjnej, infrastrukturą kluczy publicznych (PKI), rolami i funkcjami systemów Windows Server 2008 R2 Poznaj od środka klastry pracy awaryjnej! Dołącz do najbardziej poszukiwanych na rynku specjalistów IT!
Klastry pracy awaryjnej w środowisku Windows. Instalacja, konfiguracja i zarządzanie
Andrzej Szeląg
Poznaj podstawy technologii klastrowej w oparciu o systemy firmy Microsoft Naucz się praktycznie wdrażać klastry pracy awaryjnej Dowiedz się, jak korzystać z zaawansowanych rozwiązań serwerowych Zachowanie ciągłości procesów biznesowych dla wielu przedsiębiorstw stanowi jedną z najważniejszych kwestii, decydującą niejednokrotnie o ich istnieniu i powodzeniu na rynku w coraz bardziej zwirtualizowanym świecie. W firmach wymagających stałego dostępu do ważnych danych, usług lub aplikacji konieczne jest zapewnienie odpowiednich mechanizmów, gwarantujących ciągłość pracy systemów niezależnie od wszelkiego rodzaju awarii, które mogą czasami zdarzać się w bardziej rozbudowanej i skomplikowanej infrastrukturze informatycznej. Odpowiedzią na te potrzeby stała się technologia klastrowa, implementowana przez firmę Microsoft w jej serwerowych systemach operacyjnych. Niestety, zagadnienia dotyczące technologii klastrowej i jej realizacji w środowiskach opartych na najnowszych serwerowych systemach operacyjnych firmy Microsoft nie należą do najprostszych w informatycznym świecie. Wszyscy zainteresowani mają też z pewnością świadomość tego, jak ważna w karierze każdego specjalisty IT może okazać się znajomość tej tematyki. To właśnie z myślą o takich osobach powstała książka "Klastry pracy awaryjnej w środowisku Windows. Instalacja, konfiguracja i zarządzanie ". Informatycy, studenci kierunków informatycznych i amatorzy pragnący dowiedzieć się więcej na temat technologii klastrowej dostępnej w najbardziej zaawansowanych technologicznie serwerowych systemach operacyjnych z rodziny Windows Server 2008 R2 znajdą tu mnóstwo praktycznych informacji oraz poszerzą swoją wiedzę na temat klastrów pracy awaryjnej. Przegląd podstawowych pojęć i nowości związanych z technologią klastrową w środowisku opartym na systemach Windows Server 2008 R2 Możliwości technologii klastrowej, oferowane przez systemy Windows Server 2008 R2 Wdrażanie infrastruktury kluczy publicznych (PKI) Praktyczne przykłady wdrażania klastra pracy awaryjnej Konfigurowanie klastra pracy awaryjnej Zarządzanie klastrami pracy awaryjnej, infrastrukturą kluczy publicznych (PKI), rolami i funkcjami systemów Windows Server 2008 R2 Poznaj od środka klastry pracy awaryjnej! Dołącz do najbardziej poszukiwanych na rynku specjalistów IT!
Learn PowerShell Core 6.0. Automate and control administrative tasks using DevOps principles
David das Neves, Jan-Hendrik Peters
Beginning with an overview of the different versions of PowerShell, Learn PowerShell Core 6.0 introduces you to VSCode and then dives into helping you understand the basic techniques in PowerShell scripting. You will cover advanced coding techniques, learn how to write reusable code as well as store and load data with PowerShell.This book will help you understand PowerShell security and Just Enough Administration, enabling you to create your own PowerShell repository. The last set of chapters will guide you in setting up, configuring, and working with Release Pipelines in VSCode and VSTS, and help you understand PowerShell DSC. In addition to this, you will learn how to use PowerShell with Windows, Azure, Microsoft Online Services, SCCM, and SQL Server. The final chapter will provide you with some use cases and pro tips.By the end of this book, you will be able to create professional reusable code using security insight and knowledge of working with PowerShell Core 6.0 and its most important capabilities.
Robert van den Nieuwendijk
Learning PowerCLI is written in a friendly and practical style with a focus on getting you started and automating daily tasks quickly and efficiently. If you manage or administrate a vSphere environment, and want to make that easier and more efficient, then this book is for you! This book is ideal for you if you want to learn how to automate your VMware vSphere infrastructure, by getting the most out of PowerCLI. It’s assumed that you have some experience in administrating a VMware vSphere environment. Knowledge of Microsoft’s Windows PowerShell is not a prerequisite.
Learning PowerShell DSC. Automate deployment and configuration of your servers - Second Edition
James Pogran
The main goal of this book is to teach you to configure, deploy, and manage your system using the new features of PowerShell v5/v6 DSC.This book begins with the basics of PowerShell Desired State Configuration, covering its architecture and components. It familiarizes you with the set of Windows PowerShell language extensions and new Windows PowerShell commands that make up DSC. Then it helps you create DSC custom resources and work with DSC configurations with the help of practical examples. Finally, it describes how to deploy configuration data using PowerShell DSC. Throughout this book, we will be focusing on concepts such as building configurations with parameters, the local configuration manager, and testing and restoring configurations using PowerShell DSC.By the end of the book, you will be able to deploy a real-world application end-to-end and will be familiar enough with the powerful Desired State Configuration platform to achieve continuous delivery and efficiently and easily manage and deploy data for systems.
James Pogran
Windows PowerShell is a task-based command-line shell and scripting language designed especially for system administration. PowerShell DSC is a new management platform that enables you to deploy and manage configuration data for software services and manage the environment in which these services run.This book begins with an overview of the basics of PowerShell DSC by covering the architecture and components of the Desired Sate Configuration. It will then familiarize you with the set of PowerShell language extensions and new PowerShell commands. It will help you understand and create DSC configurations with the help of practical examples, and to create DSC custom resources for your custom applications. Finally, you will learn to deploy a real world application using PowerShell DSC. By the end of the book, you will have better knowledge about the powerful Desired State Configuration platform, which helps you to achieve continuous delivery, and efficient management and easy deployment of data for systems.
Learning Windows Server Containers. Build and deploy high-quality portable apps faster
Srikanth Machiraju
Windows Server Containers are independent, isolated, manageable and portable application environments which are light weight and shippable. Decomposing your application into smaller manageable components or MicroServices helps in building scalable and distributed application environments. Windows Server Containers have a significant impact on application developers, development operations (DevOps) and infrastructure management teams. Applications can be built, shipped and deployed in a fast-paced manner on an easily manageable and updatable environment.Learning Windows Server Containers teaches you to build simple to advanced production grade container based application using Asp.Net Core, Visual Studio, Azure, Docker and PowerShell technologies. The book teaches you to build and deploy simple web applications as Windows and Hyper-V containers on Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016 on Azure. You will learn to build on top of Windows Container Base OS Images, integrate with existing images from Docker Hub, create custom images and publish to Hub. You will also learn to work with storage containers built using Volumes and SQL Server as container, create and configure custom networks, integrate with Redis Cache containers, configure continuous integration and deployment pipelines using VSTS and Git Repository. Further you can also learn to manage resources for a container, setting up monitoring and diagnostics, deploy composite container environments using Docker Compose on Windows and manage container clusters using Docker Swarm. The last chapter of the book focuses on building applications using Microsoft’s new and thinnest server platform – Nano Servers.
Learning Windows Server Containers. Build and deploy high-quality portable apps faster
Srikanth Machiraju
Windows Server Containers are independent, isolated, manageable and portable application environments which are light weight and shippable. Decomposing your application into smaller manageable components or MicroServices helps in building scalable and distributed application environments. Windows Server Containers have a significant impact on application developers, development operations (DevOps) and infrastructure management teams. Applications can be built, shipped and deployed in a fast-paced manner on an easily manageable and updatable environment.Learning Windows Server Containers teaches you to build simple to advanced production grade container based application using Asp.Net Core, Visual Studio, Azure, Docker and PowerShell technologies. The book teaches you to build and deploy simple web applications as Windows and Hyper-V containers on Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016 on Azure. You will learn to build on top of Windows Container Base OS Images, integrate with existing images from Docker Hub, create custom images and publish to Hub. You will also learn to work with storage containers built using Volumes and SQL Server as container, create and configure custom networks, integrate with Redis Cache containers, configure continuous integration and deployment pipelines using VSTS and Git Repository. Further you can also learn to manage resources for a container, setting up monitoring and diagnostics, deploy composite container environments using Docker Compose on Windows and manage container clusters using Docker Swarm. The last chapter of the book focuses on building applications using Microsoft’s new and thinnest server platform – Nano Servers.
Dishan Francis
Active Directory (AD) is a centralized and standardized system that automates networked management of user data, security, and distributed resources and enables inter-operation with other directories. This book will first help you brush up on the AD architecture and fundamentals, before guiding you through core components, such as sites, trust relationships, objects, and attributes. You will then explore AD schemas, LDAP, RMS, and security best practices to understand objects and components and how they can be used effectively. Next, the book will provide extensive coverage of AD Domain Services and Federation Services for Windows Server 2016, and help you explore their new features. Furthermore, you will learn to manage your identity infrastructure for a hybrid cloud setup. All this will help you design, plan, deploy, manage operations, and troubleshoot your enterprise identity infrastructure in a secure and effective manner. You’ll later discover Azure AD Module, and learn to automate administrative tasks using PowerShell cmdlets. All along, this updated second edition will cover content based on the latest version of Active Directory, PowerShell 5.1 and LDAP. By the end of this book, you’ll be well versed with best practices and troubleshooting techniques for improving security and performance in identity infrastructures.
Dishan Francis
Mastering Active Directory, Third Edition is a comprehensive guide for Information Technology professionals looking to improve their knowledge about MS Windows Active Directory Domain Service. The book will help you to use identity elements effectively and manage your organization’s infrastructure in a secure and efficient way. This third edition has been fully updated to reflect the importance of cloud-based strong authentication and other tactics to protect identity infrastructure from emerging security threats.Mastering Active Directory, Third Edition provides extensive coverage of AD Domain Services and helps you explore their capabilities as you update to Windows Server 2022. This book will also teach you how to extend on-premises identity presence to cloud via Azure AD hybrid setup. By the end of this Microsoft Active Directory book, you’ll feel confident in your ability to design, plan, deploy, protect, and troubleshoot your enterprise identity infrastructure.
Dishan Francis
Active Directory is a centralized and standardized system that automates networked management of user data, security, and distributed resources and enables interoperation with other directories. If you are aware of Active Directory basics and want to gain expertise in it, this book is perfect for you. We will quickly go through the architecture and fundamentals of Active Directory and then dive deep into the core components, such as forests, domains, sites, trust relationships, OU, objects, attributes, DNS, and replication. We will then move on to AD schemas, global catalogs, LDAP, RODC, RMS, certificate authorities, group policies, and security best practices, which will help you gain a better understanding of objects and components and how they can be used effectively. We will also cover AD Domain Services and Federation Services for Windows Server 2016 and all their new features. Last but not least, you will learn how to manage your identity infrastructure for a hybrid-cloud setup. All this will help you design, plan, deploy, manage operations on, and troubleshoot your enterprise identity infrastructure in a secure, effective manner. Furthermore, I will guide you through automating administrative tasks using PowerShell cmdlets. Toward the end of the book, we will cover best practices and troubleshooting techniques that can be used to improve security and performance in an identity infrastructure.
Mastering Ceph. Infrastructure storage solutions with the latest Ceph release - Second Edition
Nick Fisk
Ceph is an open source distributed storage system that is scalable to Exabyte deployments. This second edition of Mastering Ceph takes you a step closer to becoming an expert on Ceph.You’ll get started by understanding the design goals and planning steps that should be undertaken to ensure successful deployments. In the next sections, you’ll be guided through setting up and deploying the Ceph cluster with the help of orchestration tools. This will allow you to witness Ceph’s scalability, erasure coding (data protective) mechanism, and automated data backup features on multiple servers. You’ll then discover more about the key areas of Ceph including BlueStore, erasure coding and cache tiering with the help of examples. Next, you’ll also learn some of the ways to export Ceph into non-native environments and understand some of the pitfalls that you may encounter. The book features a section on tuning that will take you through the process of optimizing both Ceph and its supporting infrastructure. You’ll also learn to develop applications, which use Librados and distributed computations with shared object classes. Toward the concluding chapters, you’ll learn to troubleshoot issues and handle various scenarios where Ceph is not likely to recover on its own.By the end of this book, you’ll be able to master storage management with Ceph and generate solutions for managing your infrastructure.
Michael D. Smith
Mastering Docker on Windows is your comprehensive guide to deploying, securing, and scaling containers in enterprise-grade Windows environments. Tailored for developers, DevOps engineers, and IT professionals, this book dives deep into Docker’s advanced features, focusing on Windows 11.Starting with installation and setup, you’ll learn how to manage images, networks, and volumes on Windows. The book explores multi-container orchestration with Docker Compose, container security best practices, and performance optimization techniques to ensure your applications run efficiently and securely in production.You’ll also explore advanced topics such as running Docker in hybrid cloud environments and deploying AI/ML models using the Docker GenAI stack. Through practical examples and step-by-step tutorials, you’ll gain the skills to troubleshoot, monitor, and fine-tune Docker environments at scale. Throughout the book, you’ll build and evolve a small but realistic application stack that carries across chapters.Whether you're modernizing enterprise Windows workloads or building scalable, cloud-native applications, this book provides hands-on strategies and expert insights to help you master Docker on Windows. It’s ideal for readers with basic Docker experience who want to elevate their skills for real-world, enterprise success.
Chris Dent
PowerShell scripts offer a convenient way to automate various tasks, but working with them can be daunting. Mastering PowerShell Scripting takes away the fear and helps you navigate through PowerShell's capabilities.This extensively revised edition includes new chapters on debugging and troubleshooting and creating GUIs (online chapter). Learn the new features of PowerShell 7.1 by working with parameters, objects, and .NET classes from within PowerShell 7.1.This comprehensive guide starts with the basics before moving on to advanced topics, including asynchronous processing, desired state configuration, using more complex scripts and filters, debugging issues, and error-handling techniques. Explore how to efficiently manage substantial amounts of data and interact with other services using PowerShell 7.1. This book will help you to make the most of PowerShell's automation features, using different methods to parse data, manipulate regular expressions, and work with Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI).
Chris Dent
Mastering PowerShell Scripting, Fifth Edition, is your comprehensive guide to harnessing PowerShell’s full potential. This edition introduces new chapters on debugging, troubleshooting, and creating GUIs while covering the latest enhancements in PowerShell 7.3, including parameters, objects, and .NET classes.The book takes you from foundational concepts to advanced techniques, covering asynchronous processing, desired state configuration, and managing large datasets. You'll explore PowerShell’s automation features, error-handling strategies, and integration with external services. Additionally, this guide provides practical insights into working with regular expressions, Windows Management Instrumentation, and complex scripting methods.By the end of this book, you’ll have the skills to efficiently automate tasks, troubleshoot scripts, and leverage PowerShell’s advanced capabilities for real-world scenarios.Be sure to explore the online bonus chapters 8, 9, and 20, where we dive into Strings, Numbers, and Dates, Regular Expressions, and Building Modules.
Christiaan Brinkhoff, Sandeep Patnaik, Morten Pedholt, Scott...
Windows 365 Cloud PC continues to evolve, integrating AI-driven management, enhanced security, and expanded capabilities to provide a seamless cloud-based Windows experience. This second edition builds on the foundation of the first, incorporating new content on Intune Suite, Copilot+ AI PCs, Windows App, and advanced security with Security Copilot to help IT professionals deploy, manage, and optimize Windows 365 Cloud PCs effectively.This edition expands beyond the basics, covering Intune Suite’s role in optimizing and securing deployments, new methods for application management and delivery, and insights into Windows 365 Link for hybrid cloud environments. You’ll also explore AI-powered administration with Security Copilot, providing intelligent security management and automation.Written by experts from the Windows 365 product team and a Microsoft MVP, this book provides practical guidance, best practices, and real-world insights to help you master modern Windows cloud management. Whether you’re working with Windows 365, Intune Suite, or AI-powered administration, this guide equips you with the latest tools and strategies to stay ahead in cloud computing.